Baroness Interview

[crazyparkour017]

"Because you can't download it..." Really? Dude artwork is getting more and more important. Back in the day blank CD's were passed around with albums on them.. You can download artwork, sir, you can indeed. I wouldn't go for a torrent unless it had artwork.

[warmredwater]

baizley is enjoying himself some nose candy.

[00sven00sven00]

AND a YES ALBUM!!! WOO

[00sven00sven00]

Nice to see a GODFLESH t-shirt!!

[WinterSoilder]

I like how they're all laughing before the interview even begins. That's a good omen, as far as interviews go, in my eyes. And goddamn, I thought it was existentialism to.

[Jimihendrix6699]

haha misty mountain hop

[HamerLamer]

i only started listening to them because they had the same sort of vibe as mastodon. definitely not clones, two great unique bands!

[topraman519]

Does Baroness acknowledge the influence of Mastodon? Because maybe the similarity is just coincidental.

In any case, the songwriting in Baroness is way too good to simply dismiss them as a Mastodon clone. I love them both. It's bands like these that keep the metal spirit alive.

[macaframa12]

OMG YOU GOT THE GUY FROM PIG DESTROYER TO DO ART WORK WOOOOOOOOOOO!, the interviewer is a dork and needs to go byebye, and possibly stop looking like eric clapton

[topraman519]

@macaframa12 Dude, get a sense of humor. We need more dorks in metal.

[macaframa12]

@topraman519 haha, i have 10 times the sense of humor of most people buddy, and i was taking about the interviewer...we DO NOT need more dorky interviewers in metal...and i wouldnt really call baroness metal either

[peroslowned]

@macaframa12

baroness is metal as fuck

[SpasmOfJoy]

I believe that they got there name from Baroness from G.I. Joe....possibally

[Rattmuff93]

BANANA HAMMOCK FTW

[34canadianman]

mastodon,the sword,and baroness are 3 of the best bands out right now.

[Tezi]

@34canadianman I have never agreed with someone more in my life.

[SpasmOfJoy]

Agreed completely

[2Emos1Razor]

They're both from Georgia. They're both Sludge Metal. They've toured together. They were on the same record label. Of course they are going to sound alike. GET THE FUCK OVER IT. BOTH BANDS ARE EQUALLY FUCKING AMAZING.

[HamerLamer]

they remind me more of the Sword than mastodon. all great bands, its all good.

[jay13thstep]

Why the penis is everyone so caught up on wether or not they sound like mastodon...? they are kinda similar but theyre still far enough apart to not really need comparing...just enjoy both theyre equally awesome!

[wolfievt]

Yes early Baroness did remind me of Mastodon. My band at the time opened up for them and the Sword in Austin in 2004 and I definitely heard a little Mastodon in their sound. That is no longer the case now that the "Red" album has come out.

[dgbril]

Does someone know what album their holding... look s like Roger Dean artwork but I'm not sure.

[MMM88X]

The Red Album blew everyone's mind in 2007. Looking forward to see what next for them.. great band!.. and NO they dont sound like MASTODON !!

[601271]

Actually they do to be honest... but so do other bands in this genre...

[MMM88X]

Well on the surface they do have some obvious similarities, their early eps were pure Mastodon worship but on "The Red Album" I think they started showing their own character. They're definitely more rock oriented (at least before "Crack the Sky" came out) and theres a Southern Rock vibe in their melodies that you don't normally see in Mastodon.

The next album I think will distinguish their character even more.

[601271]

I'm not trying to insult you, but have you listened to a lot of Mastodon? Blade catcher and Meglodon are 2 songs off the top of my head that have some bluegrass ownage licks in it just like baroness. They sound similar because they are in the same genre. Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that fuses doom metal and hardcore punk. In addition, it sometimes takes inspiration from sources as disparate as industrial music and Southern rock. I do agree that the red albums is different tho

[MMM88X]

My friend.. the last thing I want you to do is explain to me what Sludge is. I told you on the surface both of them play Sludge obviously but you mentioning that they DO SOUND like Mastodon tells me that probably you haven't dived into this genre well enough to see the difference.

[MarkedByDarkness]

They do resemble Mastodon a little, but they have their own style and are... better!

[Toxishimmycity]

They have their similarities, but why does that have to be a bad thing?

[Axellson]

they do and thats a good thing

[deconstructedreality]

They could have possibly gotten their name from a Church of Satan member who was also Denmark royalty.

[avyion13]

lol banana hammock

[Aginor27]

Brian's not in the band anymore :(

[ibanezzer81]

he supposedly left the band to pursue a career in law, but he's still playing music with a guy we went to school with. baroness is from my hometown and we all went to high school together

[Aginor27]

oh, that's cool.

[darkwolftheavenger]

he went back to lexington to go to w&l to go to law school but he also teaches guitar to some people

[lionslicer9999]

i bet they got their name from the character Baroness from g.i. joe

[Cheesepuffs414]

Yeah, G.I. Joe is pretty fucking metal.

[Nero2346]

saw these guys with Opeth last mouth, pretty good performances

[WalClaypool]

i saw them with opeth in late october. they werent bad, but i didnt like them that much. but i heard some of their recorded material, and they are much better live. High on Fire however, was REALLY good

[tehmotherpuncher]

Very good interview. Love Baroness.

[firebird116]

i was wondering when they were going to talk about that Yes album he was holding.

[kowtpr187]

i went to school with allen and brian in radford. Brian used to play in a black metal band called Accursed Dawn. Baroness started playing in the Blacksburg area. Crazy how successful they have gotten.

[choko001]

always good to watch

[theberzerker0]

i always enjoy these interviews, even if i dont like the bands.

[hessianihil]

I do concur.